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Design systems have not become one of the hottest topics in the work of product design teams, just like that. The role played today by the design and development teams, at the service of the digital product teams, is the sum of a series of evolutions.
First of all from the increase in the complexity of digital products. The digital products we have today are very different from those we had a few years ago, when we designed and developed products for 800×600 resolutions. The products are infinitely more complex and so are the added value they put at the service of users. This not only represents an increase in features, but forces teams to adapt to more agile and shared work processes. And here design systems can help.
On the other hand, even in large companies, budgetary efficiency is always an important asset. No company likes to double investment doing the same things. Looking at it that way, it’s easy that the premise doesn’t raise big doubts. But, when we look closely at the daily life of some companies, we find many cases where different teams are spending money doing exactly the same things, or in other words, designing and developing exactly the same interface models. And here design systems can help too.
Still on the evolutions that brought design systems to where they are today, when we talk about this tool, we can never forget the contribution it can make to the scalability of good solutions. All companies aspire to build the best experiences, use the best accessibility and usability practices, or ensure that the tone with which they relate to users is always the same. Especially in large organizations, none of this happens without scaling good solutions. Taking advantage of the best that is done and, through sharing processes, applying these solutions to all of the company’s digital products. And here, of course, design systems can also help.
The challenges of design systems
If you look online for information about design systems, it’s easy to find lots of good references. With all kinds of perspectives, approaches and use of various tools. In many of these contents, we often find those that are listed as the…
